View from the corner: Austin fighter to undergo surgery

Updated 12:09 am, Sunday, April 1, 2012

San Antonio attorney Michael Miller, co-manager of Austin junior middleweight contender James Kirkland, said the fighter suffered two tears in his right shoulder during his controversial disqualification victory over Carlos Molina last weekend in Houston and will undergo arthroscopic surgery Monday.

Miller said San Antonio shoulder specialist Dr. Phil Jacobs will perform the surgery.

“After the fight, he said, ‘My shoulder's killing me,'” Miller said. “James is not one to complain, so I knew there had to be something to it.”

The card, promoted by Randy Galindo's ABG Promotions, will feature three title bouts.

Carlos Bergara of San Antonio defends his 135-pound Texas championship against Elias Garcia of Corpus Christi. Also, Jewel Snell of San Antonio takes on Jose Palacios of Mission for the 145-pound Texas title.